Jama'atu Ahlus-Sunnah Lidda'Awati wal Jihad

Jama'atu Ahlus-Sunnah Lidda'Awati wal Jihad was a splintergroup of Boko Haram that was formed on 8 July 2016 when Abubakar Shekau's faction split from Abu Musab al-Barnawi's Islamic State-loyal faction. Shekau refused to stop using children as suicide bombers, leading to ISIS distancing itself from him. Shekau vowed to continue the fight against the Nigerian government, and he promised to defeat the United States and Nigeria.